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receive a good and sufficient title in fee simple, for the sito
thus selected, in behalf of the county, and to make con-
tracts for the buildings aforesaid, and make report thereof
to the clerk's office of the county court of Blount, to be
there recorded; aid the site thus selected, shall be the place
of the permanent seat of Justice, for the county aforesaid.
Sec. 3. .A1nd be it further. enacted, That the commission-
Com's to ers aforesaid shall give twenty days notice of the time and
givo notice place of their meeting, to carry into effect the provisions of
thk act; at which time, they shall take and subsc ribe the
enth.Tinir following oath: ' I, - - . do solemnly swear, (or af-
firm as the case may be,) that I will select and finally fix on
the site for the public building, for the county of Blonnt, at
or as near the cenitreof the said county. as an eligible site can
be foundaccording to my best judgment, without favour,
fear, or partiality, or without any other consideration what-
soever, other than the comnmoni good, and the equal rights
and interest of the said county, generally.
thei Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in discharge of
compensa- the duties herein assigned, the commissioners shall receive
tion. such compensation, as may be deemed equitable and right
by the county court of the said county.
[Approved, Dec. 4, 1822.]
AN ACT
To raise a Revenue for the support of Government, until otherwise pro-
vided by law.
Lands Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
classed. tives of the State of 4labana, in General .A1ssenly convened,
That all lands in this state subject to taxation, shall be-
long to one class: the first quality of which shall be rated
at sixteen dollars; the second quality, at ten; the third
quality, at four; and the fourth quality, at two dollars; and
the owner or person subject to pay taxes for the same, shall,
Owner to when he or she shall give in a list of his or her lands, state
give in on on oath,to which quality they believe his or her lands belong.
oath. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten
Amount cents for every hundred dollars value, be paid on all lands
ofland tax. within this state, which have been cleared out of the land
office, or to which a complete title has been obtained by the
owner; and the tax on all lands purchased of the United
Slates shall be proportioned to the number of instalments
paid by the proprietor at the time of assessment, as well as
to its class or quality.: and if one instalment only, be paid
to the government, one-fourth only, of the amount of tax
accruing by the laws of the state oun land of the same quali-
ty, shall he assessed or collected; and in like proportion,
when a second or third instalment shall have been paid.
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